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Filed Jn. 14, 1930 www' Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES DUNN, OF BRIDGEP'ORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE `AT.]".1GYRE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF OAKVILLECONNECTICUT, A CORPORATON OF CONNECTICUT BOX Application filed January 14, 1930. Serial No. 420,695.

having two compartments which are adapted 'Y to each contain complementary parts of an article formed of two elements, such as snap fasteners, for instance, although it will be understood that other articles may be placed therein. 1

Formerly, it was common practice to place 1e the tops and the bottoms of snap fasteners in different boxes, and then the two boxes were placed in a container with the resulting disadvantages that sometimes the fastener parts would get loose from their respective boxes and become interiniXed, necessitating separating the dierent parts before they could be used orv sometimes it might be' that two boxes of tops or of bottoms only would l be placed in a container and shipped. To overcome these disadvantages, this invention' has'for an object to provide an improved container wherein two compartments are formed in a single container in such a mannerA that it is impossible for the different parts 25 of the fasteners to intermix` with each other when the Container is closed. Y

A further object of this invention is to provide an open Container in which a single insert is provided, whichA insert provides means for separating the container into'two compartments as well as means for covering both compartments, and further to provide means for identifying the two compartments by having the opposite sides of the insert differently colored whereby the cover of one co`mpartmentV bel differentiated from that of the other so as to indicate that the tops of the Vsnap fasteners are in the dark colored compartment, for instance, and the bottoms are placed in the light colored compartment.v

A further object of this inventionlis to have the same insert provide means positively preventing the closures from collapsing into the compartments. y

With the foregoing and other objects in view,-this-invention comprises the constructions, combinations and' `arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, disclosed and claimed' as considered in conneCtOl with, ac 59 cin'panying drawing,v

In this drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shipping container involving this invention, part of the enclosing casing or container being broken away. A

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of the enclosing container or casing showing the inner container partly inserted through the opened end.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on lines 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line H of Fig. 3.

The container as shown may be preferably made of paste board or card board, although of course, other sheet material could be used, and comprises an outer enclosing container or casing and an inner container. y The outer container is an open ended carton 10 Yof usual construction having end closures 11 and closure flaps 12, the closures 11 having a tongue 13, and-is formed by stamping ablank from a sheet of material and folding it and pasting it along one Yedge not shown) as usual.

The inner containerfits like a drawer into the outer carton or casing 10 as shown in Fig.2, and comprises an open container 14, and into this container 14 a single insert is placed, this insert being so shaped and folded that it provides an upright partition 15 for dividing the open container into two compartments 1G and 17 and also provides means for covering both compartments. A portion 18 of the insert is folded over at right angles to the lower lengthwise end of the partition 15 to lie against the bottom 19 of casing 11i and may be glued or otherwise secured thereto. A further portion 2O of the insert is folded at right angles to portion 18 and is adjacent one side of container 14, and hinged to portion 20 is a further portion forming Va cover or closure 21v for the compartment 17.

Flaps 22 project from the sides of partition 15 Vinto one of the compartments 16 or 17, inthe present case, compartment 17, and cooperate with the closure 21 to'support the closure from collapsing into the compartment, therebeing depending wings 23 on the sidesl of closure 21 to be inserted between the flaps V22 and the insides of the ends of coneiner 14 t@ hold the flans position., While a tongue 24 formed at the lengthwise edge of closure 21 may be inserted next to the partition. It will be noted, incidentally, that the compartment 17 is thus completely enclosed by the partition 15, the flaps 22, bottom and side portions 1S and 20 and the closure 21.

A portion of the insert extends from the upper lengthwise edge of the partition 15 to form a. cover r closure 25 for compartment 1G and closure 25 has a depending tongue 26 which is preferably long enough to reach or almost reach the bottom of the compartment. and to abut the bottom and prevent thc closure from collapsing therein. Wings Q7 depend from the sides of closure 25 and are beveled as at 28 to permit them to enter the compartment the closure is closed.

The opposite sides of the insert from which the partition 15 and adjoining parts inst described as formed mav be differently colored, and hence closure E21 is of dii/ferent color than the closure Q5, due to the folding of the insert as described. causing one side thereof to be visible as closure 2l and the other side as closnre 25, these colors 29 and 3() differentiate the compartments 17 and 1G to indicate at a glance that the tops of the snap fasteners for instance are in one compartment and the lower or bottom parts are in the other compartment. lNith the compartments 1G and 17 thus formed from a single insert, which likewise provides closure means as described. there is no possibility of mixing the diiierent parts of the articles in both compartments.

Hai/*ing thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a Vcontinuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top of said partition to form a cover for the second of said compartments.

2. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a continuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top of said partition to form a cover for the second of said compartments, said partition having iiaps projecting from its sides to fit along the ends of one of said compartments, the cover for this compartment having depending wings to iit behind said flaps whereby said iiaps will support said cover from collapsing into said compartment.

3. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a continuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top of said partition to form a cover for the second of said compartments, one of said covers having depending wings the sides of the wings diagonallj,7 opposite the cover hinge being beveled to permit said cover to close.

Li. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a continuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top of said partition to form a cover for the second of said compartments, said covers also having depending lengthwise tongues.

5. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a continuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top of said partition to form a cover for the second of said compartments, the bottom portion eX- tending from said partition being secured to the container to secure the insert in place.

6. A duplex shipping container comprising an open container, an insert forming a partition in said container dividing said container into two compartments, said partition having projecting portions along its upper and lower edges, said lower portion being folded at right angles to said partition to lie along the bottom of the container and then at right angles again to lie along the side of the container, a continuation of said last portion being hinged thereto to provide a cover for one of said compartments, and a portion being hinged from the top or said partition to form Va cover for the second of said compartments, the opposite sides of said insert being diiierently colored whereby said covers are differently colored to identify the compartments.

7 A duplex shipping container for ccmpleinentary parts of an article comprising an enclosing carton and an open container fitting therein, said container having a single insert secured therein, said insert providing a partition dividing said container into two compartments, the bottom of said partition being folded at rightangles thereto to form the bottom of one compartment and then at right angles again to abut the side of the conn tainer, a continuation thereof being hinged thereto to form a closure for saidv compartment, flaps extending from the sides of the partition into said compartment, said closure having tongues at its sides adapted to be inserted between said flaps and container, a continuation of the top of the partition being hinged thereto'to form a closure for the other compartment, side iaps depending from said second closure and a tongue depending from said second closure to lie along a side wall of the compartment. Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JAMES DUNN. 

